The best keto bread isn’t easy to find. We tried some pret-ty gnarly loaves of the stuff to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. Some of them are chalky and sort of dissolve in your mouth as you chew. Some of them just plain taste bad. But after several taste tests of various types of keto bread (don’t say we’ve never done anything for you), we found some pretty game-changing options.
Where we found the best keto bread
One nice thing for people who abide by a keto diet: There’s a good number of keto bread options on the market. Popular store brands like Kroger and Walmart’s Bettergoods are even getting in on the action—and at a much more reasonable price point than some of their predecessors, which for a long time seemed to exist only at pricey health food stores. Keto bread for the people! To be perfectly transparent, we did raid our local Sprouts for more niche keto bread brands, too. But most of what you’ll find on this list comes from Kroger, Walmart, and Amazon.
What does it mean for bread to be keto-friendly? (And what’s the deal with “net carbs” anyway?)
Following a keto diet typically means sticking to 50 grams of carbs a day, max. That seems like pretty simple math, right? Well, many keto-friendly foods, including bread, advertise their carb content through something called “net carbs.” That’s total carbs minus the amount of fiber and certain sugar alcohols, on the basis that they won’t be absorbed or metabolized by the body. But honestly, the science is pretty murky—the term “net carbs” is not recognized by the FDA or the American Diabetes Association as a legitimate nutritional measuring tool. For the purposes of grocery shopping, though, net carbs are the benchmark most keto dieters use. And many people swear by them.
What we looked for in the best keto bread:
The best keto bread doesn’t taste like a foot. Yep. That’s the bar. When it comes to the best keto white bread, the blander, the better, quite honestly. Keto bread has a very unfortunate tendency to end on a sour, bitter funk. The less of that, the more we like it. For other types of bread, like seeded and sweet keto breads, we do look for nice additional flavors that help mask or reroute that funky aftertaste into something pleasant. Texturally, the best keto bread should have the hallmarks of a good classic loaf: soft but sturdy, springy but not too squishy, and satisfying to tear. So without further ado, let’s take a look at our top keto contenders.
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- Kroger Carbmaster Classic White Hot Dog Buns
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The beautiful part about a keto-friendly hot dog bun is how the flavor of that salty, juicy meat log will usually overpower any weirdness from the scientifically bio-engineered bun. (Seriously: everyone should just eat more hot dogs on the keto diet.) The even more beautiful part about a Kroger Carbmaster bun is how that weirdness is barely noticeable in the first place. They just taste like a fairly bland, nicely soft hot dog bun. These have a net carb total of 4 grams per bun (17 grams of regular carbs, so theoretically, you could down a few hot dogs in one meal and still be good to go. —Ariana Losch
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- Bettergoods Keto Friendly Hamburger Buns
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Look, I love a good lettuce wrap. But only in the comfort of my own home, where no one can see me take one bite and spill burger guts all over myself like a loser. If you’re throwing a barbecue together and you have keto friends in attendance, grab a pack of these from Walmart. They have the most neutral flavor and texture of all the keto buns we tried. And you know what? I kind of appreciate Bettergoods for not advertising “net carbs” on the package. These have 23g of carbs, plain and simple. You’ll have to do the keto math on your own. —Ariana Losch
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- Inked Keto Timber Wolf Keto Seeds
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“It’s totally edible,” I wrote, unhelpfully, in my notes after trying this seeded bread by Inked Bread, a smaller bread brand that makes regular artisanal and low-carb loaves. Here’s the honest truth: I’m not much of a seed bread person, myself. That earthy multigrain flavor and gritty texture has always been a hard sell for me, so the fact that I even liked this a little bit is pretty telling. It’s perfect for avocado toast or a veggie sandwich. The flax seeds provide a fun textural pop as you go along, and each bite is lightly chewy in the best way. That natural earthiness works really well with the more bitter, modified keto flour. Plus, each slice claims to only have 1 gram of net carbs (11 grams of regular carbs), which is probably its biggest selling point as a keto-friendly staple. —Ariana Losch
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- Kroger CarbMaster Wheat Bread
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Considering it doesn’t contain sugar, keto bread sure leans sweet. This loaf from Kroger’s house brand—which contains just 4 grams of net carbs per slice—is no exception. But, if you don’t mind a sweet wheat bread, I will say this definitely feels more bread-like than a lot of the other keto bread options we tried. It doesn’t turn to dust in your mouth! I’d load this up with a bunch of savory stuff to counteract the sweetness. I’m thinking turkey and lots of mayo and brown mustard. It’s not the best keto bread we tried, but it’s totally acceptable if carby bread is off the menu for you. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Sola Sweet & Buttery
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Spoiler alert: Sola makes some of the best keto bread we tried. Although I preferred Sola Sweet Oat to the brand’s Sweet & Buttery, this is quite good, too. It’s kind of like their take on a Hawaiian sweet bread, but with just 2 grams of net carbs per slice. Sola really nailed the texture of genuine bread when it set out to make a keto bread—it also doesn’t turn to dust in your mouth! I did think this had a slight aftertaste I didn’t detect in the Sweet Oat, and that gave the other loaf a bit of an edge. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Unbun Classic
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I’ll be honest: I didn’t want to like Unbun, formerly Unbread. There’s something about the name and the branding that rubs me the wrong way (as a friend of mine put it, it’s like it’s “apologizing for [its] bread-y nature”). I will also be honest: We haven’t tried Unbun since their rebranding, but Unbread was a little weird. Very spongy and a little wet. I know, I know, that sounds terrible, but I promise it’s kind of good, especially when you’ve tasted a bunch of downright dusty keto bread. This one slides right down the ol’ gullet. It has a good wheat berry sort of flavor, too, and it’s much saltier than other keto breads. If you can get past the texture (or if you toast it), this tastes pretty good. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Sola Sweet Oat
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Bless Sola for figuring out how to make keto bread that actually eats like bread. Where other keto breads are made with things like almond flour, egg whites, and pea protein, three of Sola’s top ingredients (besides water and oil) are wheat gluten, wheat starch, and wheat protein. That has to help its cause! I bet this would make a really good French toast—soak it in some egg with a low-cal sweetener, toss it in a frying pan, and then top it with a sugar-free syrup (we recommend Cary’s). —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Nature’s Own Keto White Bread
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Honestly, Nature’s Own White Bread to be pretty comparable to our #1—with the added bonus of being much more affordable. It was a pretty close call; the flavor is neutral and remarkably close to a basic white bread. It came down to some small flavor nuances, and the fact that the slices here are a little thicker than I’d probably go for in a keto bread. This keto bread only has 10 grams of carbs (1 gram of net carbs) per slice, which is pretty hard to beat. —Ariana Losch
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- Hero Classic White Bread
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Keto bread has come a long way. Hero’s Classic White Bread is a testament to that. Each slice is incredibly soft and fluffy, almost cloudlike, but with a nice density that reminds me of potato bread. The aftertaste is so incredibly, beautifully bland. That’s pretty impressive for a loaf that claims to have 0 net carbs (11 grams of regular carbs, but still). If I had to choose the best keto bread to make a classic PB&J with, this would be my go-to. The only big downside is price—Hero’s keto bread products aren’t nearly as cheap as generic brands. If you can afford it, I think the flavor is worth it, but our more affordable recs will absolutely get the job done, too. —Ariana Losch
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Best Hot Dog Buns
Best Burger Buns
Best Seeded
Best Wheat
Best Sweet
Best Spongey
Best for French Toast
Runner Up
Best of the Best
Other products we tried
Extraordinary Bites White Bread, Keto Culture White Bread, Oroweat Seeded Keto Bread, Oroweat Superior Keto Bread
